Johannes Decker Farm

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Johannes Decker Farm
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Johannes Decker Farm, 2014
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Nearest city Gardiner, New York
Coordinates 41°38′33″N74°14′3″W / 41.64250°N 74.23417°W / 41.64250; -74.23417 Coordinates: 41°38′33″N74°14′3″W / 41.64250°N 74.23417°W / 41.64250; -74.23417
Area65 acres (26 ha)
Built1725
Architectural styleDutch barn
NRHP reference No. 74001312 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 05, 1974

Johannes Decker Farm is a historic farm complex and national historic district located at Gardiner in Ulster County, New York. The district includes three contributing buildings and one contributing structure. It consists of the main stone house dating from the 1720s, with three later 18th-century additions, a 1750s Dutch style barn, and a carriage and ice house also erected in the 18th century. The main stone house is 1 12-story rubble dwelling with a flared Flemish gable roof. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]

Johannes Decker Farm, Southwest of Gardiner on Red Mill Rd. and Shawangunk Kill Gardiner Johannes Decker Farm, 2014.jpg
Johannes Decker Farm, Southwest of Gardiner on Red Mill Rd. and Shawangunk Kill Gardiner

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Steven S. Levy (November 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Johannes Decker Farm". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-03-20.See also: "Accompanying four photos".